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Swartz Creek Board approves separation agreement for Interim Superintendent Jim Kitchen
Summary
On Dec. 19, 2025, the Swartz Creek Board of Education approved version #2 of a separation agreement for Interim Superintendent Jim Kitchen on a 6–1 roll call vote after returning from closed session; one member voted no and public comments were noted but not recorded in the transcript.
The Swartz Creek Community Schools Board of Education approved version #2 of a separation agreement for Interim Superintendent Jim Kitchen on Dec. 19, 2025. The motion, made by board member Jenni Wolgast and supported by Andrea Fick, passed on a roll call vote of 6–yes and 1–no; board member Autumn Henry cast the lone dissent.
The vote followed the board's return to open session at 5:20 p.m. after a closed session. The board did not disclose the terms of the separation agreement in the meeting transcript; the motion in the record reads, "A motion was made by J. Wolgast, supported by A. Fick, to approve version #2 of the separation agreement for Interim Superintendent Jim Kitchen." The transcript does not include text of the agreement or further elaboration about contract terms or financial details.
Jenni Wolgast moved the approval and Andrea Fick seconded. Roll call recorded the following votes: Carrie Germain — yes; Andrea Fick — yes; Chuck Melki — yes; Autumn Henry — no; Kim Winter — yes; Jenni Wolgast — yes; Ken Engel — yes. The board signed the meeting minutes and adjourned at 5:35 p.m.
Public comments were noted in the transcript as having been given during the meeting, but the transcript does not record speakers' names or the substance of those remarks. Any follow‑up about implementation or payments tied to the separation agreement was not recorded in the meeting text.
